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Canelo Alvarez is roughly a week to go before he faces the biggest test in his career in pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Facing a defensive wizard like Money May will always be tough for any fighter even for a hard-hitting warrior like Canelo. However, no matter what will be the outcome of Saturday night's 'The One' showdown, he's still a winner. Just look at his girlfriend.

The PBA Governors' Cup 2013 is all set to enter the crucial stage of the single round robin elimination schedule. With just roughly three weeks left in the preliminary round, expect teams to take their game to another level as they attempt to lock their spots in the knockout stages.

Billy Argyros from Australia has taken down the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Main Event title at the Crown Poker Room in Melbourne, Australia, besting the tournament with a total of 306 runners.

Gareth Bale, who is on international duties, injured his groin in practice, as indicated by Wales manager Chris Coleman on Thursday, after their World Cup Qualifying against Macedonia.

Dennis Rodman has been invited by North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un to bring an NBA All-Star team in January.

It was not just U.S. Open 2013 Tennis Men’s And Women’s Singles Champs Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams whom everyone was after for. There were also numerous celebrities spotted during the highly anticipated tennis match, along with other stars seen too during the women’s single finals.

The second-round groupings were settled as the first round of FIBA Eurobasket drew to a close.

Germany’s basketball national team head coach Frank Menz is positive that Dirk Nowitzki will once again don the national team colours in future competitions.

Kate Upton is sure not your ordinary model who needs to starve herself to look good. She certainly wows in anything she put on (or none), as all eyes were on the hot model with (or without) her clothes on. At the recent U.S. Open, Kate stole the limelight from the best tennis players in the court as she sported a white, skater, tennis dress while enjoying the game at the VIP section.

Novak Djokovic lost to Rafael Nadal in the recently concluded 2013 U.S Open Men’s Finals.

Adelaide United confirms the Signing of Steven Lustica on a free transfer from Hajduk Split.

Leon Cameron has officially assumed the head coaching position for the GWS Giants on Saturday.

New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter was not lined up in Yankees' Sunday rivalry game against the Boston Red Sox, and the Yankees are not sure about when the perennial All-Star will be back.

One Direction star Louis Tomlinson football career might have been cut short after he boy band member vomited on the touchline on Sunday. During a charity match in Europe, the 21-year-old English pop star was tackled to the ground by Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor, causing the singer to limp away from the field.

For the third time in four years, World Number 1 Novak Djokovic and World Number 2 Rafael Nadal faced each other for the U.S. Open Championship Title.

The affable Hall-of-Famer of Houston Rockets fame said in a recent exclusive interview with nicekicks that he wants to see NBA forwards Kevin Durant from Oklahoma City and Blake Griffin from Los Angeles Clippers with an improved post game and that both can benefit under his tutelage.

More people are opening up about Khloe Kardashian’s husband, Lamar Odom and his drug habit. After an unidentified drug dealer from New York claimed last week that the NBA player spent $16K for cocaine in February 2013, Lamar’s reported mistress, Polina Polonsky, attested that she “did see” Lamar using drugs in her apartment.

Former Kentucky Wildcats and Boston Celtics coach Rick Pitino was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday, following an ongoing career that included 664 college games and two NCAA titles with two schools.

A college basketball game in the Philippines has turned ugly after the losing side filed a protest against the winners, saying that it violated a sanction given to the coach.

Ndamukong Suh faces disciplinary measures from the National Football League (NFL) after hitting an opponent in the knees in their game against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 action of the new season. The Detroit Lions defensive tackle is widely viewed as NFL’s dirtiest player and his latest cheap shot could afford him of yet another penalty and/or suspension.

Various sports commission confirmed the news published by TMZ where it states that the NBA Star Lamar Odom is a victim of an addiction to crack. Sports Illustrated was the first one to publish and quoted the news source from TMZ.

It looks like JR Smith will not be playing for his team for a little while. He has been suspended to play for five games because of his violation of the league’s anti-drug policy.

Four college football players from one of the U.S.'s elite schools have pleaded innocent in absentia to charges of sexual assault and rape.

The De La Salle Green Archers will take on the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers on Saturday, September 14, 2013.

One of the most important players in the history of Calgary Flames, Miikka Kiprusoff, officially announced his retirement on Monday.

Led by Robert Griffin III, the Washington Redskins are set to make their 2013 regular season debut on Tuesday night and play hosts to the Philadelphia Eagles, featuring Michael Vick in a battle between projected NFC East contenders.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the top two tennis players in the world, are out to reignite their storied rivalry once again, but this time, their 37th meeting of their career will determine the new US Open champion on Monday in Flushing Meadows, New York.

The National University Bulldogs will be facing the Ateneo De Manila Blue Eagles on Wednesday, Sept 11, 2013.

The 2013 FIBA EuroBasket Championship is set to wrap up the first round of play on Monday with Spain, Italy and France all securing their place in the next round. Yet, the final casting for upcoming second level of battle isn't yet complete. Belgium, Czech Republic and Croatia are still hanging in there, hoping a win could extend their stint in Slovenia.